In the new article "From Population Collapse towards Recovery: Protecting Darwin's Frogs in Parque Tantauco", published as a Special Report in British Herpetological Society Reports, we estimate that approximately 76% of the known populations in the Inío sector of Chiloé were wiped out following the introduction of the chytrid fungus, and that between 850 and 1,344 Darwin's frogs died from the disease in this area alone between 2023 and 2024. It is, to date, the most complete account of the...

Source RewildingChile.org Fundación Rewilding Chile (FRC), Universidad Andrés Bello (UNAB) and ONG Ranita de Darwin have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at conserving Patagonian amphibians, with a particular focus on Darwin's frog, one of Chile's most threatened species, found in the south-central zone of Chile and in Argentina. In addition to the harmful effects of climate change, the tiny amphibian – first recorded by Charles Darwin almost 200 years ago – faces habitat loss and...

ONG Ranita de Darwin Team We are delighted to announce that ONG Ranita de Darwin has officially joined the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA), the largest global partnership for amphibian conservation. This milestone not only consolidates over a decade of our organisation's work, but also connects Chile to the world's foremost global network for amphibian conservation. What is the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA)? The Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) is a global network of partners working...